Naisen Kanssa

Finland has some funny local comics, like Viivi ja Wagner, but there are two which appear on the back page of NYT, the weeky magazine of the Helsingin Sanomat, I find particularly odd and amusing.

Naisen Kanssa [ Living with the woman ] ~ Think Zippy the Pinhead meets Hi&Lois. It's a very stylised comic rich in texture and complete with a mad scientist who narrates the instructions on living with the woman. It's a manual for the modern emasculated man. There is a book, Naisen Kanssa, as well as a Naisen Kanssa workbook for guys who really need to study harder. :)

Kung-Fu Poliisit [ Kung-Fu Police ] ~ It's Shaft meets Police Academy. Kung-Fu Poliisit is funny but odd since blaxploitation humour really isn't something you'd expect to find in Finland.